“It’s not the end of the world. I hope not,” said Kidd, who celebrates his 30th birthday today.

“Thirty has come pretty fast. I can remember 21, coming into the league and not even thinking about 30. Now 30’s here and I’ll be thinking about 31. They seem to get faster. After 25, they just blow by.”

While “decade” birthdays are often cause for lavish celebrations, Kidd will ring in his 30th at Gund Arena playing the Cavaliers in the second end of the Nets’ weekend back-to-back. There’s a shot he might stop by the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, but otherwise – and at this point, he nodded toward reporters – Kidd said he’d just “hang out with you guys.”

Does the man know how to party or what?

All joking aside, Kidd is solely focused on winning and he’s a bit intrigued with whether his thirties can be as productive basketball-wise as his twenties were. Much like one of his idols, John Stockton, has, is there a shot Kidd can actually get better?

“Hopefully, I can find my prime at 30,” he said. “My 20’s, I think I was trying to find my game. Now, 30, hopefully it can still continue to go up. We’ll find out.”

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The Nets entered last night’s game vs. Memphis with just four wins in their last 10.